JDA’s grant writer optimistic $500,000 state grant will help pay for new building
Members of the Grady County Joint Development Authority are being told the JDA likely could be awarded a state grant of up to $500,000 toward the construction of a new 40,000 square foot spec building that is proposed to be built in the Milestone Industrial Park annex. JDA executive director Julian Brown updated the authority…
Read MoreMore dumpster sites to close
The county’s third manned dumpster site located at Hilltop north of Cairo could open later this week. That was the pronouncement of county road superintendent and solid waste director Stanley Elkins to the Grady County Commission on Tuesday night. Once the Hilltop manned site is operational, Elkins said he will close dumpster sites located on…
Read MoreElection superintendent prepares for new voting machines
The 2020 election cycle will likely be one election officials in Georgia will not soon forget. Next year is not only a presidential election year, but locally there is the possibility of a referendum for a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax in addition to the election of local constitutional officers. All of the…
Read MoreGrady Countian killed in tragic accident Tuesday
Authorities are investigating a tragic accident that claimed the life of a Grady County man Tuesday morning. Details of the investigation were not available at presstime, but according to authorities on the scene the victim has been identified as William B. (Billy) Davis, a resident of Pierce Chapel Road. Officials say that Davis was operating…
Read MoreVehicular homicide case to go back to the Grand Jury
District Attorney Joe Mulholland says a vehicular homicide case involving two Grady County teenagers will have to go back before a grand jury next month. Mulholland says his office plans to dismiss an original indictment against Anna McBride, but tighten the language in the warrant. He said the updated case will then be presented to…
Read MoreEconomic development bus tour to make stop here
The 2019 South Georgia Economic Development Bus Tour will roll into Cairo on Thursday with an 8 a.m. stop at the historic Zebulon Theater. Grady County Joint Development Authority executive director Julian Brown says the community-owned theater would be a unique venue to host the 26 statewide project managers and economic development officials participating in…
Read MoreSale of book benefits local animal sanctuary
When author VieVie Baird was recovering from breast cancer, she often visited Frog Song Farm Sanctuary in Grady County. Baird says she labeled it as one of her “happy places” during her treatments. On many visits, she was captivated by the relationships created among all the different species. All the animals seemed to get along…
Read MoreCairo Fire Department joins elite group
Both the City of Cairo and Grady County Volunteer fire departments join Whigham in celebrating improved ISO fire ratings following new findings by the company that issues the classifications. The ISO for Cairo improved from a Class 3 to a Class 2 rating, a classification shared by only 1,597 other fire departments in the nation,…
Read MoreSenatorial candidate seeks support in southwest Georgia
Teresa Tomlinson, 2020 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, brought her campaign to Cairo this week, touring Grady General Hospital, holding a “meet and greet” with voters and visiting neighboring communities. Tomlinson, an attorney, is former mayor of Columbus, Georgia’s second largest city, the candidate points out. Although she was raised in Atlanta, Tomlinson…
Read MoreUnexpected visitor at CHS caused a stir on opening day of school
The reopening of school would have been mostly uneventful if not for an unexpected visitor who made his/her way onto the campus of Cairo High School Friday morning. Just as school had gotten underway at CHS, a raccoon who seemed out of sorts was discovered on the north end of the campus. “We were not…
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